Fonda 500 (aka F500 or Fonda500) are a British electropop band from Kingston upon Hull.
Formed in 1995, Fonda 500 have been releasing albums since 2000. Their songs appeared on the soundtrack to the British comedy television programme, Teachers, Colin Farrell film Intermission and E4's Skins (2010).
History Their first two albums were released on Village Records (Hull), followed by a signing to Truck Records (Oxford) for No. 1 Hifi Hair. Gentle Electric (Nottingham) released Spectrumatronicalogical Sounds and the ABCDELP.
Their sixth album, Je m'appelle Stereo, was released on their own label Record mountain in 2008. In 2014 they released 8-Bit Sound System, a limited edition cassette which rendered the entire of Eight Track Sound System into 8 bit. By 2018 the new album I Heart Fonda 500 was released by Record mountain, to be followed by the remix album "I Hate Fonda 500" in 2019.
The band announced a final performance in 2023.
Discography
Albums Je m'appelle Stereo ABCDELP No.1 Hi-fi Hair Spectrumatronicalogical Sounds The Autumn/Winter Collection Eight Track Sound System 8 bit sound system I heart fonda 500 I hate fonda 500
Singles Super Chimpanzee 8 Track I Like Nick Broten Computer Freaks Of The Galaxy Keybooooords belong to the animals Law of the Claw IamLove Greatest Living Sound
References
Independent review Eight Track Sound System Independent live review NME live review NME review Eight Track Sound System Guardian live review Guardian/Observer Spectrumatronicalogical Sounds Guardian/Observer ABCDELP review BBC collective album review Band interview
External links Official site Fonda 500 Bandcamp